Nature Vs. Nurture

I believe in this debate that is ongoing, that we are all different. We are usually doing stuff by nature than rather by what we have learned until we turn a certain age such as hitting puberty.

Impressions about how the U.K. thinks how the US Is.

So I watched the video from BBC of a comedy sketch by Hugh Laurie who does the show "House" and he was singing America over and over then said States and somebody came in and punched him at the end and cheering came abruptly from the crowd. I believe that the United States is known as a hickish type to the United Kingdom because they think we are fat obese obnoxious people. Well screw you guys. We love our McDonald's. :)

Stanford Prison Experiment

The Stanford prison experiment was a study of the psychological effects of becoming a prisoner or prison guard. The experiment was conducted in 1971 by a team of researchers led by Psychology professor Philip Zimbardo at Stanford University. 24 undergraduates were selected out of over 75 to play the roles of both guards and prisoners and live in a mock prison in the basement of the Stanford psychology building. Roles were assigned randomly. The participants adapted to their roles well beyond what even Zimbardo himself expected, leading the guards to display authoritarian measures and ultimately to subject some of the prisoners to torture. 


MY THOUGHTS: I believe that people should just go to jail and complete their sentence and move on. Being tortured into thinking they will be more positive is complete bullshit because what happened is that the prisoners ended up rebelling and that's exactly what I had a feeling would happen.

Week 1: Introductions

Hey Everyone, My name is Rory Frank. I currently go to school at NOVA Community College to achieve my EMS degree and get my Paramedic Certification. I play ice hockey for NOVA and play hockey on my free time because I love it. I am the biggest Washington Capitals fan you will find. I like to go to the movies with friends and go to concerts with a couple of my buddies. I like tons of bands but here is a couple: Slayer, Slipknot, Megadeth, Metallica, KoRn, The Offspring, Green Day, Alice in Chains, Deftones, and many many more!